HR 5056 · 98th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to further define the scope of the Equal Opportunities requirement imposed on licenses, to provide that equal opportunities includes the provision by any licensee of equal time without charge to a candidate for public office, if that candidate's clearly identifiable voice or picture is used or incorporated into any paid political advertisement on behalf of any other candidate for the same office which uses for this purpose broadcasts or recordings of the proceedings of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1984-03-07· Sponsored by Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1984-03-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a broadcast licensee to provide equal broadcast time without charge to any election candidate whose voice or picture appears in any broadcast coverage or any recording of the proceedings of the House of Representatives which is then used in a paid political broadcast over the licensee's facilities on behalf of another candidate for the same public office.…

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